Patents Examined by Michael V. Datskovskiy
  • Patent number: 7990689
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of a power distribution unit having modular components. For example, according to one embodiment, a power distribution unit can include a component portion that comprises at least two modules including outlet modules, circuit protection modules, power input modules, communications I/O modules, and display modules. Each of the at least two modules of the component portion can comprise at least one connection element and can be removably secured to one or more other of the at least two modules via the connection elements. The power distribution unit can also include a housing that defines an interior cavity. The component portion can be removably secured to the housing at least partially within the interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Server Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Carrel W. Ewing, Andrew J. Cleveland, James P. Maskaly, Dave Greenblat, Brandon W. Ewing
  • Patent number: 7990691
    Abstract: A mobile workstation for use with a computer network. The mobile workstation may include a medical monitoring device, a radio transceiver in communication with the medical monitoring device operable for receiving and sending data to the computer network, a display screen, and a wheeled chassis for mounting the medical monitoring device, the radio transceiver and the display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: InterMetro Industries Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Clark, Michael R. Jacobs, Steven B. Flemig, Fouad Geries Abu-Akel, Darin Janoschka, Keith Washington
  • Patent number: 7990701
    Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis with a fan installed therein, a cover plate adapted to be attached to the chassis, and a noise absorber attached to the cover plate. The fan is capable of generating an amount of air flow for cooling at least a component in the chassis. The noise absorber includes a plurality of protrusions facing the fan and capable of damping the air flow that impacts the cover plate and decreasing an acoustic noise level of the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Wen Yeh, Zhen-Neng Lin
  • Patent number: 7990730
    Abstract: An imaging device includes a lens module and a printed circuit board. The lens module includes a substrate with a lens unit and an imaging sensor mounted on a same side thereof. The substrate defines a groove therein. The printed circuit board defines a recessed portion accommodating the substrate therein, and includes a locking member engaging in the groove to detachably secure the lens module thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Fang Cheng
  • Patent number: 7990706
    Abstract: A cooling duct for cooling heat generating elements inside a casing with outside air includes an intake vent through which outside air taken in from outside the casing is drawn, a guiding unit configured to guide the outside air drawn through the intake vent to a first target element being a heat generating element to be cooled, a discharge vent through which the outside air guided by the guiding unit is discharged to the first target element, and a branch pipe provided in the guiding unit and configured to guide part of the outside air flowing in the guiding unit to a second target element being another heat generating element to be cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Munetoshi Miyahara, Jun Sawai
  • Patent number: 7990704
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first and a second air passages. A first and a second electronic components locate in the first and second air passages, respectively. A first heat sink includes a first heat dissipation portion contacting the first electronic component and located in the first air passage and a second heat dissipation portion located in the second air passage. A second heat sink includes a first heat dissipation portion contacting the second electronic component and located in the second air passage and a second heat dissipation portion located in the first air passage. The first heat dissipation portion of the first heat sink aligns with the second heat dissipation portion of the second heat sink and the second heat dissipation portion of the first heat sink aligns with the first heat dissipation portion of the second heat sink along a flowing direction of the t air passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hao-Der Cheng
  • Patent number: 7990699
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device configured for dissipating heat of a memory module includes two fin assemblies pivotally assembled together through a pivot, two heat spreaders adapted for being arranged at two opposite side surfaces of the memory module, and two heat pipes. Each of the two heat pipes includes an evaporation section and a condensation section formed at two opposite ends thereof. The condensation sections of the heat pipes are respectively attached to the fin assemblies, and the evaporation sections of the heat pipes are respectively and thermally attached to the heat spreaders, whereby the heat of the memory module is transferred by the heat pipes from the heat spreaders to the fin assemblies for dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Sheng Lian, Gen-Ping Deng, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7990700
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a side plate and a rear plate perpendicular to the side plate. A motherboard is mounted on the side plate. The motherboard has a heat source attached thereon. The rear plate defines a ventilation area. The ventilation and the heat source are located at different heights. A fan is mounted on the ventilation area. The fan inclines towards the plurality of expansion cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lei Guo
  • Patent number: 7986526
    Abstract: An acoustically absorptive apparatus is provided which includes an acoustically absorptive panel and an attachment mechanism. The acoustically absorptive panel is configured to reside along a side of an electronics rack, and includes a multilayer structure to attenuate noise. The attachment mechanism slidably mounts the acoustically absorptive panel to the electronics rack and facilitates sliding of the panel relative to the rack between retracted and extended positions. In the refracted position, the panel is disposed along the side of the rack, and in the extended position, the panel extends beyond a front or back edge of the electronics rack to facilitate attenuating noise emanating from the rack or an aisle alongside a row of multiple racks. In addition, the acoustically absorptive panel hingedly couples along a vertical edge to the attachment mechanism such that the panel is also rotatable outward away from the side of the electronics rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2011
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Glendowlyn F. Howard, Matthew A. Nobile
  • Patent number: 7983047
    Abstract: A mounting assembly includes a circuit board, a chip socket mounted on a topside of the circuit board with a chip attached thereon, a heat sink positioned on a top surface of the chip, and a backplate attached to an underside of the circuit board. The heat sink includes a pair of securing legs at two corners of the heat sink, and a pair of securing members. Each securing leg defines a securing hole thereon. Each securing member includes a spring thereon positioned between the corresponding securing legs and the circuit board. The securing members are secured in the corresponding securing holes to secure the heat sink to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhi-Ping Wu
  • Patent number: 7983046
    Abstract: Power electronic devices of an electronic control module are mounted in a power module disposed between the control module circuit board and an interior face of the control module case, with a prescribed separation distance between the circuit board and a housing of the power module. The power electronic devices are mounted on an inboard face of a power module substrate, and a heatsink thermally coupled to the opposite face of the substrate is fastened to an interior surface of the control module case. The substrate and heatsink are mounted in the power module housing, and the power electronic devices are electrically coupled to the circuit board by a set of compliant terminals that protrude from the inboard face of the power module housing. The terminals extend into plated holes in the circuit board, and have shoulders that limit their depth of insertion to establish the prescribed separation distance between the circuit board and the power module housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hamid R. Borzabadi, Ronald D. Wilcox
  • Patent number: 7983048
    Abstract: A mounting structure, in which semiconductor package 1 and heat sink 8 for dissipating heat generated from semiconductor package 1 are mounted on mounting board 3. The rear surface of semiconductor package 1 is bonded to the front surface of mounting board 3 facing the rear surface. Heat sink 8 is brought into contact with the rear surface of semiconductor package 1 via through-ole 5 formed on mounting board 3. Semiconductor package 1 and heat sink 8 are pressed to each other by the elastic force of clip 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Junichi Sasaki, Tomoyuki Hino
  • Patent number: 7978467
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a key sheet and the like which can suppress local elevation of temperature, and effectively diffuse heat loss from electronic circuits. The key sheet includes: a viscoelastic sheet 16b having a viscoelastic property, and having a first surface and a second surface; a button section 16a located on the side of the first surface of the viscoelastic sheet 16b; a thermally-conductive sheet 14 located along the first surface or the second surface of the viscoelastic sheet 16b, the thermally-conductive sheet 14 having a thermal conductivity equal to a specific value; and a contact section 16d projected from the second surface of the viscoelastic sheet 16b, the contact section occupies a position corresponding to the button section 16a.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventor: Yohei Ichikawa
  • Patent number: 7974093
    Abstract: An open frame chassis has a top opening and a bottom opening permitting ambient air flow there through. A plurality of modules, each enclosing electrical components which are in thermal contact with a heat sink area of their corresponding module, and each of which can be inserted to an inserted position in the open frame chassis. When the modules are inserted into the open frame chassis, ambient air may flow from the bottom opening of the chassis across the heat sink area of each module to the top opening in order to passively cool the modules and the electrical components enclosed therein. The heat sink area has fins which are separated by a distance of 9 mm to 12 mm and have a height 10 mm to 20 mm. Key pins are associated with the electrical connectors of the chassis to guide the modules into place and prevent incorrect insertion of a different type of electrical module not corresponding to the electrical connection of the chassis for that slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Ruggedcom Inc.
    Inventors: Guang Zeng, Roger Moore, Phil Levy, Yuri Luskind
  • Patent number: 7969730
    Abstract: A portable computer having a partially sealed cooling system is disclosed. The portable computer contains heat transfer materials that function to remove heat from a sealed area of the portable computer to an unsealed area where the heat may be more effectively dissipated. A portable computer having a power source shield is also disclosed. The shield may be formed to partially surround a portion of the power source, and may be formed by partially enclosing a power source in a conductive material; forming an opening in the conductive material on one side of the power source; installing the power source near an edge of the electronic device; and orienting the power source so that the opening faces the edge of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Motion Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: John Doherty, Mike Collins, Todd Steigerwald, Phillip Bagwell
  • Patent number: 7968800
    Abstract: A passive component incorporating interposer includes a double-sided circuit board (1) having a wiring layer (8) on both sides, a passive component (2) mounted on the wiring layer (8) on one surface of the double-sided circuit board (1), a second insulating layer (3) made of woven fabric or non-woven fabric or inorganic filler and thermosetting resin laminated on the surface of the double-sided circuit board (1) mounted with the passive component (2), a first insulating layer (4) made of woven fabric or non-woven fabric or inorganic filler and thermosetting resin laminated on the other surface of the double-sided circuit board (1) not mounted with the passive component (2), first and second wiring layers (5, 6) formed on the first and second insulating layers (3, 4), and a through hole (7) for electrically connecting the wiring layers (8) disposed on both surfaces of the double-sided circuit board (1) and the first and second wiring layers (5, 6), where the first wiring layer (5) is formed to enable mounting
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Tatsuo Sasaoka, Yasuhiro Sugaya, Eiji Kawamoto, Kazuhiko Honjo, Toshiyuki Asahi, Chie Sasaki, Hiroaki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 7969742
    Abstract: A bracket is used to mount a heat sink to a printed circuit board (PCB). The heat sink can dissipate heat for an electronic component mounted on the PCB. Cantilevers can be detached from the bracket, and replaced by other cantilevers with different sizes to mount a plurality of heat sinks having different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Lei Liu
  • Patent number: 7965507
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink having a plurality of fins, a fan holder attached to the heat sink and a fan mounted to the heat sink via the fan holder. The fan holder includes a plurality of separated brackets located at sides of the heat sink. Each bracket includes a plurality of mounting plates engaging with the fins of the heat sink and a plurality of elastic tabs formed on two opposite ends thereof. The fan is mounted on the fan holder by engaging with the elastic tabs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Nie, Hong-Cheng Yang
  • Patent number: 7965510
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes a power module, four corners of which are fastened to a cooling jacket from its front surface by a front surface side fastening apparatus that includes nuts which are screwed with bolts projecting from the rear face of the cooling jacket to fasten the power module. An AC terminal of the power module, a DC positive electrode terminal connection portion, and a DC negative electrode terminal are arranged on the top surface of the cooling jacket facing the bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyo Suzuki, Keisuke Horiuchi, Fusanori Nishikimi, Atsushi Yukita
  • Patent number: 7965494
    Abstract: The combined ballast apparatus provides dual function, as both slave ballast and emergency battery ballast, without the expense of a dual installation of ballast onto or into a light fixture. The apparatus is further designed for best efficiency in mounting and in service and removal. The mount holes and quick clips provide for installation to existing fixtures without the need for screwdrivers, for example. The quick connects allow the apparatus to be quickly plugged and unplugged from a light fixture, without having to strip wires and use wire nuts or the like. If equipped with the apparatus and needing a ballast change, the fixture is serviced in a matter of perhaps ΒΌ to ? the time previously required, without the litter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Inventors: Michael P. Morris, Emily D. Morris